For as long as books have existed, there have been those who attempt to destroy the ideas they contain. Today we look at the most direct, destructive method: the burning of books and libraries.

In today's Sunday Ramble we will be looking at dads in literature, both the good and the bad. Happy Father's Day!

I woke today to the news that Carlos Ruiz Zafon, author of "The Shadow of the Wind," had died from cancer at age 55.

Today's episode is the first in what will hopefully be a recurring segment profiling authors from across genres and periods in history. We start today with the dean of hard-boiled crime fiction, Dashiell Hammett.

It's time again for the Sunday Ramble, and today we're looking at the tendency some authors have to keep revising their books on social media long after they're published. Yes, JK Rowling, I'm talking about you. Let's get Bookish.

Today's episode of Bookish takes a look at several books about writing by writers. Even if you're not a writer, reading these gives a unique insight into the minds of the writers you love. Let's get Bookish.

Today's episode deals with the dreaded and feared reading slump and offers some ideas for how to break out of it. With summer upon us, now is the time to beat that slump and get reading again. Let's get Bookish.

In today's Sunday Ramble we're taking a brief break from all things bookish to ask you to help support this podcast. Your support will ensure we can keep rambling, ranting, and raving about books long into the future.

There has been endless talk over the past 20 years about how "un-Christian" and even "Satanic" the Harry Potter books are. In today's episode, we show just how wrong this view actually is. Let's get Bookish.

It's time for the June edition of Throwback Thursday (yes, with furlough over, this returns to its normal monthly slot). In today's episode we're rambling about something near and dear to Team Bookish: Fiction. Let's get Bookish.